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RAF Ascension Island airport (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
RAF Ascension Island airport is located near Ascension Island, with Two Boats Village at 2mi↑, Georgetown at 3mi↑, Ascension at 3mi↑, Saint Helena at 804mi↑, Jamestown at 804mi↑, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena at 805mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and Southernmost airports in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
→ See also airports in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
aerial view of RAF Ascension Island airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FHAW
- IATA code : ASI
- Local code : -
Elevation : 85 m = 279ft
→ See also Highest airports in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and Lowest airports in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Runways
- runway 13/31 : 3054m = 10020ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Coming to RAF Ascension Island airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- RAF Ascension Island airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- St. Helena airport at 808mi : book on Trip.com
- Sasstown airport at 965mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for RAF Ascension Island airport FHAW ASI
METAR for RAF Ascension Island airport FHAW ASI
FHAW 211250Z 14012KT 9999 FEW015 BKN028 25/20 Q1015 RMK BLU
Decoded METAR for RAF Ascension Island airport FHAW ASI
METAR issued by FHAW on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 12:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 11 days and 280 hours and -15839 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 25°C = 77°F, dew point is 20°C = 68°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 74 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.97inHg
Wind 22km/h = 12kt, direction is 140°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1500ft = 460m. broken at 2800ft = 850m.
Remarks : blowing U
TAF for RAF Ascension Island airport FHAW ASI
FHAW 211032Z 2112/2206 14014KT 9999 FEW012 BKN035 TEMPO 2112/2115 5000 -SHRA SCT012 BKN018 PROB40 TEMPO 2115/2202 7000 -SHRA SCT020 PROB40 TEMPO 2202/2206 SCT022
Decoded TAF for RAF Ascension Island airport FHAW ASI
TAF issued by FHAW on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 10:32 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 11 days and 18 hours and 19 minutes. weather forecast for 18 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
2112/2206 14014KT 9999 FEW012 BKN035
wind 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 140°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 1200ft = 370m broken at 3500ft = 1070m
temporarily from Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2112/2115 5000 -SHRA SCT012 BKN018
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m broken at 1800ft = 550m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 2115/2202 7000 -SHRA SCT020
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 2202/2206 SCT022
scattered clouds at 2200ft = 670m
NOTAM for RAF Ascension Island airport
Around RAF Ascension Island airport (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
near
- Hotels in Two Boats Village
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 3613mi↑
- Col du Somport at 3615mi↑
- Station de montagne Somport / Candanchú at 3615mi↑
- Station de montagne Fórmigal at 3616mi↑
- Pic du Marboré at 3616mi↑
- Gîte d'étape Chalet la Grange de Holle (Gavarnie) at 3616mi↑
- Station de montagne Gavarnie at 3618mi↑
- Camping La Bergerie (Gavarnie) at 3618mi↑
- Hotel des Cimes (Gavarnie) at 3618mi↑
- Hôtel Vignemale (Gavarnie) at 3618mi↑
- Camping Le Pain de Sucre (Gavarnie) at 3618mi↑
- Cirque de Gavarnie (Gavarnie) at 3619mi↑
- for RAF Ascension Island airport at 0mi↑
- for Saint Helena airport at 808mi↑
- for St. Helena airport at 808mi↑
nearest airports to RAF Ascension Island airport (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
- Saint Helena heliport ( SH-0002) at 808mi↑
- St. Helena airport (FHSH HLE ) at 808mi↑NOTAM
- Sasstown airport (GLST SAZ ) at 965mi↑NOTAM
- Grand Cess airport ( GRC ) at 966mi↑
- Cape Palmas airport (GLCP CPA ) at 970mi↑NOTAM
- Greenville Slnoe airport (GLGE SNI ) at 971mi↑NOTAM
- Butaw airport ( LR-0001) at 977mi↑
- Tabou airport (DITB TXU ) at 985mi↑NOTAM
- River Cess and heliport ( RVC ) at 986mi↑
- Lamco airport (GLLB ) at 1002mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap